targetedadj.1
/ˈtɑːɡɪtɪd/ 1. Furnished with a target or shield, or with something resembling one.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having more than two parts to hoof > of or belonging to rhinoceros > having hide like
targeted1653
society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [adjective]
shielded971
pavised1584
sword-and-buckler1598
aegis-bearing?1609
bucklered1832
targeted1848
1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 527 Not rough and targetted as the Rhinoceroes, but soft and gently clothed as the sheep.
1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich i. 55 The Marquis's targeted gillies.
2. Golf. (See quot. 1927.)
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1927 Daily Express 5 Nov. 3/2 A good iron player will always prefer to shoot at what..is known as a ‘targeted’ green—that is, one clearly defined by bunkers and elevated in the rear.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
targetedadj.2
1. Designated or chosen as a target.
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society > armed hostility > attack > [adjective] > targeted for attack
targeted1965
the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > constituting purpose or object
objectual1606
targeted1965
1965 Economist 20 Feb. 733 We must..have a short take off and landing (STOL) capability; otherwise the aircraft is tied to targeted concrete and will be destroyed on the ground by the enemy.
1971 Nature 22 Oct. 517/3 He labelled sickle cell anaemia a targeted disease for concentrated research.
1974 Spartanburg (S. Carolina) Herald-Jrnl. 21 Apr. a8/3 Light industry was just meeting a targeted 4 per cent increase.
1979 Sci. Amer. Aug. 139/2 In the late 1960's the U.S. Government's ‘Operation Shamrock’ intercepted international Telex communications to and from ‘targeted’ individuals, including antiwar activists.
1983 D. Williams Treasure Preserved i. 8 Anyone..who detected Louella engaged in private ombudsman activity had a duty immediately to alert the targeted department.
2. Aimed, directed; given a target.
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the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > intended or purposed > for some specific purpose
destinate1582
destinated1604
pro-renascent1647
destined1654
ad hoc1879
targeted1969
1969 Guardian 23 June 10/2 MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle).
1974 L. Thomas Lives of Cell 116 We need more targeted research, more mission-oriented science.
1978 Dædalus Spring p. xiv The distinction between basic and applied or targeted knowledge becomes crucial.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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